• What’s going on here? Looks like the Michelin Man or something. “That’s from the Packers’ training camp, circa early ’60s,” says Robert. “Apparently typical football pads weren’t enough for the hard-hitting packers — they had to resort to catcher’s gear as well! I’m not sure if those are special leg pads or simply two more chest protectors wrapped around each leg.”

• FiNOB? Nope: “That’s a 1965 shot of RB Billy Joe (William Joe),” says Robert. “After pro football he had a tremendous college football coaching career and was recently inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.” I love the looong nameplate despite the super-short NOB.

That’s it for this round. More photos from Robert’s archive soon.

Mr. Met Paternity Update: No definitive word yet on who designed Mr. Met, although I’ve gotten several good leads that I’m investigating. The most frustrating thing that’s come in so far is this Mr. Met “birth announcement” that ran in the Amazins’ 1963 yearbook (forwarded my way by reader Andrew Harris). Like, if you were gonna go thru the trouble to create that page, wouldn’t you wanna say who the illustrator was? Grrrrrr.

ESPN Reminder: In case you missed it yesterday, my piece on the old Negro Leagues ballpark Hinchliffe Stadium is available here.

Brinke Guthrie’s Collector’s Corner

Photo: Christmas ’68, with the original Matt Mason Space Station. Which I just replaced on eBay.

Speaking of which:

• Here’s a nice set of vintage 1970s NHL puck stickers. Let’s not quibble on the fact the auction title mention the San Jose Sharks, who didn’t even exist then.

What’s up with that Texans helmet in that AFL photo? Is it just me or does there appear to be some sort of design behind the Texas logo? It looks like a sort of silhouette of something. Anyone else see this?

marc|
June 22, 2010 at 9:28 am |

“Brett Paci points out that the Lions and Pats went color-on-color way back in 2002. Who knew?”

Striped Purdue helmet is very cool. I’m a sucker for old gold and black.

Just like Paul, I’m a sucker for the old-school Dixie cup design in that pic of Unitas’ helmet. I wonder if the guy who took that photo could have ever imagined that 50 years later, some people would be marveling at that cup moreso than the helmet.

@jukierules: “What’s up with that Texans helmet in that AFL photo?” I was wondering that too. Weird wild stuff.

@ Philly Al in NoCal: “Number 60 talking with Jim Ringo is “Concrete Charlie” Bednarik.” I love how Bednarik, on gameday, still used his Brylcreem… or maybe it’s Vitalis. That was back when men were men and dammit, their hair stayed in place even on the gridiron.

More football awesomeness from Mr. Harvell. Is it any wonder I have no interest in watching modern football after looking back on the magnificent uni designs of my youth?

-Jet

Jet|
June 22, 2010 at 10:30 am |

Interesting Mr. Met page from the ’63 yearbook. The running, batting and “rain-out” Mr. Met are iconic, but this is the first time I’m seeing the pitching and the autograph-signing rendering of this character. So the artist drew him in quite a few poses. WHO THE HECK IS THE ARTIST?! Good grief.

-Jet

Jet|
June 22, 2010 at 10:38 am |

Interesting how the Cooperalls never caught on in ice hockey yet are often seen in rec roller hockey (albeit not actual Cooperalls, but a similar over-pants). Gotta figure those black Flyers Cooperalls made finding the black puck a nightmare for opposing goalies!!

[quote comment=”395380″]Interesting how the Cooperalls never caught on in ice hockey yet are often seen in rec roller hockey (albeit not actual Cooperalls, but a similar over-pants). Gotta figure those black Flyers Cooperalls made finding the black puck a nightmare for opposing goalies!!

-Jet[/quote]
Yes, because traditional hockey socks are too damn hot and don’t hold up on court as well as on ice.

The Cavs new colors look like they’re forcing the issue. The original colors for the “new expression of wine and gold” (their quote, not mine) worked much better with the blue. For me, the “wine” just ain’t workin’. It’s got too much blue in it, there’s just not enough contrast between them. They should have left the red alone and just tweaked the gold so it looks like this… but what do I know?

Steve Winner|
June 22, 2010 at 11:35 am |

Bob Blackman brought the Dartmouth helmet design to Illinois when he was hired as coach in 1971. Still my favorite FB helmet.

Steve Winner|
June 22, 2010 at 11:37 am |

Forgot the link.

Steve Winner|
June 22, 2010 at 11:38 am |

One more time.

I think I can follow directions.

Ricardo Leonor|
June 22, 2010 at 11:41 am |

During the Yanks-Dbacks game last night…ESPN went back and showed some replays of the 2001 World Series…..I had forgotten how HORRIBLE those grey, purple, teal, black, blue and green “vest” home uniforms were…. as much as I am not a fan of so many teams wearing red… Dbacks current unis are light years better than those abominations!!!!

M.Princip|
June 22, 2010 at 11:43 am |

Ah, the Harvell files, what a great start to the day. As well, a fantastic thing to peruse at lunch. Thanks!

LI Phil|
June 22, 2010 at 11:46 am |

[quote comment=”395388″]Bob Blackman brought the Dartmouth helmet design to Illinois when he was hired as coach in 1971. Still my favorite FB helmet.

Re: the ’70s NHL stickers… Did anyone else notice that once again we see a Blackhawks logo that’s off-model? It appears the red and white warpaint is black and the feathers are different. This is the second time in recent memory that a ’70s-era NHL auction linked here has featured an off-model Blackhawks head. I just don’t get it… it seems it would be way easier to just copy the regular logo than to create a slightly different but equally complex logo.

LarryB|
June 22, 2010 at 12:42 pm |

Great pictures Robert.

JasonL|
June 22, 2010 at 12:51 pm |

can you no longer read comments from the previous days? i like to go back and read over the completed string of comments from the day before and they are not coming up anymore

Andy|
June 22, 2010 at 12:52 pm |

[quote comment=”395387″]The Cavs new colors look like they’re forcing the issue. The original colors for the “new expression of wine and gold” (their quote, not mine) worked much better with the blue. For me, the “wine” just ain’t workin’. It’s got too much blue in it, there’s just not enough contrast between them. They should have left the red alone and just tweaked the gold so it looks like this… but what do I know?[/quote]

The blue should be very minimal, which is why dark wine was a better choice. The Cavs wouldn’t look good in red and yellow.

Hank|
June 22, 2010 at 12:56 pm |

[quote comment=”395392″]Ah, the Harvell files, what a great start to the day. As well, a fantastic thing to peruse at lunch. Thanks![/quote]

Don’t know which I like more, the Harvell Files or No Service Like Wire Service or the Ricko Files or, …

matt in cleveland|
June 22, 2010 at 1:20 pm |

nice posting today but a few questions: with the helmet (ie revo style) front getting bigger in football why dont more teams start using it like Dartmouth does. secondly what ever happened to the drop shadow drop numbers on uniforms college and pro they have kinda disappeared. finally through a couple other pages there is rumors of ucla dropping a light blue in favor of navy?

mtjaws|
June 22, 2010 at 1:22 pm |

[quote comment=”395396″]can you no longer read comments from the previous days? i like to go back and read over the completed string of comments from the day before and they are not coming up anymore[/quote]

I had the same problem. The page will load the main content, then the google ad, but nothing below that.

marc|
June 22, 2010 at 1:26 pm |

[quote comment=”395397″][quote comment=”395387″]The Cavs new colors look like they’re forcing the issue. The original colors for the “new expression of wine and gold” (their quote, not mine) worked much better with the blue. For me, the “wine” just ain’t workin’. It’s got too much blue in it, there’s just not enough contrast between them. They should have left the red alone and just tweaked the gold so it looks like this… but what do I know?[/quote]

The blue should be very minimal, which is why dark wine was a better choice. The Cavs wouldn’t look good in red and yellow.[/quote]

Yeah, but the blue isn’t minimal. It’s a jersey color. My point is the new red doesn’t contrast well enough with the blue.

[quote comment=”395400″][quote comment=”395396″]can you no longer read comments from the previous days? i like to go back and read over the completed string of comments from the day before and they are not coming up anymore[/quote]

I had the same problem. The page will load the main content, then the google ad, but nothing below that.[/quote]
Weird. Yesterday’s comments were there this morning, but now they’re gone.

And I’ve gone back through the entire month of June and it appears that most, but not all, of the comment sections are missing.

For instance, Phil’s last three posts still have the comments intact, as does Paul’s Hinchliffe Stadium post from the 5th.

Eric B in KC|
June 22, 2010 at 1:30 pm |

i went to an antique mall yesterday and found some cool stuff. most of it is sports related including a golf club with a swastika on it. i was floored. here’s a link to the flickr page for it.

[quote comment=”395391″]During the Yanks-Dbacks game last night…ESPN went back and showed some replays of the 2001 World Series…..I had forgotten how HORRIBLE those grey, purple, teal, black, blue and green “vest” home uniforms were…. as much as I am not a fan of so many teams wearing red… Dbacks current unis are light years better than those abominations!!!![/quote]

Disagree. For one, you aren’t even remotely accurate in describing what the Diamondbacks wore. The vests used in game 7 were white with pinstripes, with the team logo on the left chest. I thought that was a good, classic and unique look. The home whites the D-Backs now wear does not have a unique color scheme and the lettering across the jerseys is just too weird.

JimWa|
June 22, 2010 at 1:53 pm |

[quote comment=”395403″]i went to an antique mall yesterday and found some cool stuff. most of it is sports related including a golf club with a swastika on it. i was floored. here’s a link to the flickr page for it.

Swastikas from St. Louis, great … I’d almost rather be associated with the Cardinals …

LI Phil|
June 22, 2010 at 2:00 pm |

[quote comment=”395405″][quote comment=”395391″]During the Yanks-Dbacks game last night…ESPN went back and showed some replays of the 2001 World Series…..I had forgotten how HORRIBLE those grey, purple, teal, black, blue and green “vest” home uniforms were…. as much as I am not a fan of so many teams wearing red… Dbacks current unis are light years better than those abominations!!!![/quote]

Disagree. For one, you aren’t even remotely accurate in describing what the Diamondbacks wore. The vests used in game 7 were white with pinstripes, with the team logo on the left chest. I thought that was a good, classic and unique look. The home whites the D-Backs now wear does not have a unique color scheme and the lettering across the jerseys is just too weird.[/quote]

[quote comment=”395407″][quote comment=”395405″][quote comment=”395391″]During the Yanks-Dbacks game last night…ESPN went back and showed some replays of the 2001 World Series…..I had forgotten how HORRIBLE those grey, purple, teal, black, blue and green “vest” home uniforms were…. as much as I am not a fan of so many teams wearing red… Dbacks current unis are light years better than those abominations!!!![/quote]

Disagree. For one, you aren’t even remotely accurate in describing what the Diamondbacks wore. The vests used in game 7 were white with pinstripes, with the team logo on the left chest. I thought that was a good, classic and unique look. The home whites the D-Backs now wear does not have a unique color scheme and the lettering across the jerseys is just too weird.[/quote]

[quote comment=”395410″][quote comment=”395407″][quote comment=”395405″][quote comment=”395391″]During the Yanks-Dbacks game last night…ESPN went back and showed some replays of the 2001 World Series…..I had forgotten how HORRIBLE those grey, purple, teal, black, blue and green “vest” home uniforms were…. as much as I am not a fan of so many teams wearing red… Dbacks current unis are light years better than those abominations!!!![/quote]

Disagree. For one, you aren’t even remotely accurate in describing what the Diamondbacks wore. The vests used in game 7 were white with pinstripes, with the team logo on the left chest. I thought that was a good, classic and unique look. The home whites the D-Backs now wear does not have a unique color scheme and the lettering across the jerseys is just too weird.[/quote]

[quote comment=”395410″][quote comment=”395407″][quote comment=”395405″][quote comment=”395391″]During the Yanks-Dbacks game last night…ESPN went back and showed some replays of the 2001 World Series…..I had forgotten how HORRIBLE those grey, purple, teal, black, blue and green “vest” home uniforms were…. as much as I am not a fan of so many teams wearing red… Dbacks current unis are light years better than those abominations!!!![/quote]

Disagree. For one, you aren’t even remotely accurate in describing what the Diamondbacks wore. The vests used in game 7 were white with pinstripes, with the team logo on the left chest. I thought that was a good, classic and unique look. The home whites the D-Backs now wear does not have a unique color scheme and the lettering across the jerseys is just too weird.[/quote]

[quote comment=”395414″][quote comment=”395410″][quote comment=”395407″][quote comment=”395405″][quote comment=”395391″]During the Yanks-Dbacks game last night…ESPN went back and showed some replays of the 2001 World Series…..I had forgotten how HORRIBLE those grey, purple, teal, black, blue and green “vest” home uniforms were…. as much as I am not a fan of so many teams wearing red… Dbacks current unis are light years better than those abominations!!!![/quote]

Disagree. For one, you aren’t even remotely accurate in describing what the Diamondbacks wore. The vests used in game 7 were white with pinstripes, with the team logo on the left chest. I thought that was a good, classic and unique look. The home whites the D-Backs now wear does not have a unique color scheme and the lettering across the jerseys is just too weird.[/quote]

at least back then you’d look at the uni and say, “d-backs”…now…you have to make sure they’re not the astros

but that doesn’t mean that 2001 uni was any good[/quote]
Did the D-Backs start the off-white uni trend?[/quote]

San Fran has been off-white for ages.[/quote]
For the last ten years or so, yes. But didn’t the D-Backs do it when they came into the league back in ’98?

Eric B in KC|
June 22, 2010 at 2:32 pm |

[quote comment=”395406″][quote comment=”395403″]i went to an antique mall yesterday and found some cool stuff. most of it is sports related including a golf club with a swastika on it. i was floored. here’s a link to the flickr page for it.

Swastikas from St. Louis, great … I’d almost rather be associated with the Cardinals …[/quote]

my guess is that the clubs date back to pre-hitler when the swastika was used quite a bit.

Ricko|
June 22, 2010 at 2:36 pm |

[quote comment=”395415″][quote comment=”395414″][quote comment=”395410″][quote comment=”395407″][quote comment=”395405″][quote comment=”395391″]During the Yanks-Dbacks game last night…ESPN went back and showed some replays of the 2001 World Series…..I had forgotten how HORRIBLE those grey, purple, teal, black, blue and green “vest” home uniforms were…. as much as I am not a fan of so many teams wearing red… Dbacks current unis are light years better than those abominations!!!![/quote]

Disagree. For one, you aren’t even remotely accurate in describing what the Diamondbacks wore. The vests used in game 7 were white with pinstripes, with the team logo on the left chest. I thought that was a good, classic and unique look. The home whites the D-Backs now wear does not have a unique color scheme and the lettering across the jerseys is just too weird.[/quote]

at least back then you’d look at the uni and say, “d-backs”…now…you have to make sure they’re not the astros

but that doesn’t mean that 2001 uni was any good[/quote]
Did the D-Backs start the off-white uni trend?[/quote]

San Fran has been off-white for ages.[/quote]
For the last ten years or so, yes. But didn’t the D-Backs do it when they came into the league back in ’98?[/quote]

Don’t know that the D-Backs purple era homes ever were off-white. Think it’s just that they were hardly ever been seen in sunlight. Only inside the BOB (or whatever it’s called these days).

—Ricko

M.Princip|
June 22, 2010 at 2:39 pm |

[quote comment=”395399″]nice posting today but a few questions: with the helmet (ie revo style) front getting bigger in football why dont more teams start using it like Dartmouth does. secondly what ever happened to the drop shadow drop numbers on uniforms college and pro they have kinda disappeared. finally through a couple other pages there is rumors of ucla dropping a light blue in favor of navy?[/quote]

I think the biggest challenge for helmet designers is to come up with a shape that utilizes all of the newer concussive dampening properties, yet, is very decal friendly to every team. The Revo Speed helmet is right on the fringe of those parameters. In my opinion, to design a team’s helmet decal based on the shape of the helmet is going backwards; i.e. Michigan Wolverines. That being said, in some ways it’s also kind of cool & retro., thus I see your point. heh heh

Ricardo Leonor|
June 22, 2010 at 2:46 pm |

I am just not a fan of the vest and I just think there were too many colors involved in the Dback uniforms back then. I do like them now ( except for the BFBS alt ).

What I did like about the old unis was the “A” logo (with less colors)… there is just something kind of “minor leagueish” about the “D” logo…

Ricardo Leonor|
June 22, 2010 at 2:48 pm |

Also I guess if you are a fan of the Dbacks you would know if they wore true white at home…but for some reason I seem to remember them being kind of off-white…. maybe the color combinations and the pinstripes just made it seem that way…

mmwatkin|
June 22, 2010 at 2:54 pm |

[quote comment=”395420″]Also I guess if you are a fan of the Dbacks you would know if they wore true white at home…but for some reason I seem to remember them being kind of off-white…. maybe the color combinations and the pinstripes just made it seem that way…[/quote]

I think dome lighting tends to dull white uniforms in photos and on TV. All colors, in fact. When the Blue Jays wear their blue alts at home they look a different color then when they used to wear them on the road.

For some reason the domes in Arizona and Milwaukee seem to have brutal lighting.

I have no idea why this would be any different from an outdoor night game.

Ricko|
June 22, 2010 at 3:16 pm |

[quote comment=”395422″]I think dome lighting tends to dull white uniforms in photos and on TV. All colors, in fact. When the Blue Jays wear their blue alts at home they look a different color then when they used to wear them on the road.

For some reason the domes in Arizona and Milwaukee seem to have brutal lighting.

I have no idea why this would be any different from an outdoor night game.[/quote]

Andy|
June 22, 2010 at 3:19 pm |

[quote comment=”395401″][quote comment=”395397″][quote comment=”395387″]The Cavs new colors look like they’re forcing the issue. The original colors for the “new expression of wine and gold” (their quote, not mine) worked much better with the blue. For me, the “wine” just ain’t workin’. It’s got too much blue in it, there’s just not enough contrast between them. They should have left the red alone and just tweaked the gold so it looks like this… but what do I know?[/quote]

The blue should be very minimal, which is why dark wine was a better choice. The Cavs wouldn’t look good in red and yellow.[/quote]

Yeah, but the blue isn’t minimal. It’s a jersey color. My point is the new red doesn’t contrast well enough with the blue.[/quote]

Okay, let me rephrase: The blue will be minimal, thus eliminating the need for the wine to contrast it well. Remember, the Cavaliers are unveiling new uniforms this offseason, which means blue is no longer a uniform color.

Ricardo Leonor|
June 22, 2010 at 3:28 pm |

Watching a Argentine v Greece….. it always seems odd to see Argentine in anything other than the light blue stripes / black shorts…..

Just like when brazil wears a blue jersey…..

Alex Zeese|
June 22, 2010 at 3:40 pm |

“Brett Paci points out that the Lions and Pats went color-on-color way back in 2002. Who knew?”

Skins and the Cowboys did that as well, in a great battle of the throw backs in ’02.

[quote comment=”395421″][quote comment=”395420″]Also I guess if you are a fan of the Dbacks you would know if they wore true white at home…but for some reason I seem to remember them being kind of off-white…. maybe the color combinations and the pinstripes just made it seem that way…[/quote]

In the picture of Frank Ryan and Jim Brown, the part of the Pesta Pickles ad hidden by Ryan’s helmet reads “OLIVES”. So the ad is about Pesta Pickles which also sold olives and sauerkraut.

flip|
June 22, 2010 at 3:57 pm |

Love the Darmouth helmet jfor its distinctiveness, and I’m glad it never caught on (‘cept Wisconsin looked good). It’s Dartmouth’s and I’m glad the Indians Big Green returned to the look.

Ditto for Temples’s hashed stripe unis. Great for Temple, plagarizing for other schools. (Though I like this helmet)

If Purdue would go back to that striped helmet, that would be very cool.

Ricko|
June 22, 2010 at 3:58 pm |

[quote comment=”395428″][quote comment=”395421″][quote comment=”395420″]Also I guess if you are a fan of the Dbacks you would know if they wore true white at home…but for some reason I seem to remember them being kind of off-white…. maybe the color combinations and the pinstripes just made it seem that way…[/quote]

Also, check out this pic from the 1998 ASG. McGwire & Bonds have unis that are noticeably brighter than the one worn by the ironically-named Devon White.[/quote]

In 1998 were all unis made by the same manufacturer as they are now?

If not, it could be nothing more than a supplier variation.

I ask because just last night I was looking at three pair of white baseball pants I have with navy pins. All from different manufacturers, and the “white” is a different shade on all three. None of the three match.

I also have probably five or six pair of gray baseball pants. None of them are the same color GRAY, either.

—Ricko

Alex Zeese|
June 22, 2010 at 4:08 pm |

As a temple Alum I am a big fan of the box stripe pants and the diamond collar on the neck

[quote comment=”395421″][quote comment=”395420″]Also I guess if you are a fan of the Dbacks you would know if they wore true white at home…but for some reason I seem to remember them being kind of off-white…. maybe the color combinations and the pinstripes just made it seem that way…[/quote]

That’s a photo of two classic uniforms: Dartmouth with the helmet “D’ and four stripes, Princeton with the “winged” helmet and three stripes as they wore it back in the 1930s (before their coach moved to Ann Arbor and established the now-traditional Michigan helmet).

It would be even more “classic” if the jerseys had genuine sleeves (e.g., if the Princeton stripes went from shoulder to, at least, the elbow).

Can’t believe that’s the first place I’ve seen new vs. old side by side for all those at the same time. My take on the Cavs?

It’s like the movie Multiplicity. You take the orginal, scan it, and print it and it generally looks pretty good. Now scan and print the new image, and things look slightly off, but no big deal. Scan and print the newest image, and ladies and gents, you have the Cav’s new logo for 2010-11!

JimWa|
June 22, 2010 at 4:56 pm |

[quote comment=”395452″][quote comment=”395448″]Uni Watch just tried to hit me with a Javascript virus. I didn’t write the link down though. Sorry.[/quote]

better than when betty from the u tried to hit you with chlamydia[/quote]

Let’s see if you’re still saying that if the entire site comes down for a couple days! THEN which would be worse???

[quote comment=”395452″][quote comment=”395448″]Uni Watch just tried to hit me with a Javascript virus. I didn’t write the link down though. Sorry.[/quote]

better than when betty from the u tried to hit you with chlamydia[/quote]
Um, where’s your tan box?

JimWa|
June 22, 2010 at 5:03 pm |

[quote comment=”395457″][quote comment=”395452″][quote comment=”395448″]Uni Watch just tried to hit me with a Javascript virus. I didn’t write the link down though. Sorry.[/quote]

better than when betty from the u tried to hit you with chlamydia[/quote]
Um, where’s your tan box?[/quote]

sshhhh …. Paul was trying to demote him slowly …

JimV19|
June 22, 2010 at 5:06 pm |

[quote comment=”395445″][quote comment=”395433″]As a temple Alum I am a big fan of the box stripe pants and the diamond collar on the neck[/quote]

As a non-Temple alum, I’m a fan too.[/quote]

I’d wear that, for sure!

[quote comment=”395451″][quote comment=”395448″]Uni Watch just tried to hit me with a Javascript virus. I didn’t write the link down though. Sorry.[/quote]

On it.[/quote]

Firefox just shuts me down sometimes when I come here, then I restart my browsing and carry on.

LI Phil|
June 22, 2010 at 5:08 pm |

[quote comment=”395457″]Um, where’s your tan box?[/quote]

we split a few years back

Jennifer|
June 22, 2010 at 5:44 pm |

Looking at the images from EA’s NHL11…The triangles on the Hawks’ alternate uniform shorts look huge when compared with the ones now. I have a couple shots to compare….Am I just being picky, or do you think they’ll be making a change to the current alt?

[quote comment=”395463″]Looking at the images from EA’s NHL11…The triangles on the Hawks’ alternate uniform shorts look huge when compared with the ones now. I have a couple shots to compare….Am I just being picky, or do you think they’ll be making a change to the current alt?

I think the Hawks are one of the teams listed as having no uniform changes for the forthcoming year, but I’d welcome this change if they imposed it on the black-n-tans. The triangles on the actual pants seem out of place.

Then again, it’s a change so subtle, maybe they could make the change and no one (except those actually looking) would notice.

ren|
June 22, 2010 at 6:50 pm |

this a old 2001 tampa bay devil rays jersey with the home jersey without the devils part very unusual

second: why do the o’s keep wearing their warmups? theyre doin it again tonite

LI Phil|
June 22, 2010 at 8:32 pm |

[quote comment=”395472″]why do the o’s keep wearing their warmups?[/quote]

because they can

The Ghost of Ross Gload|
June 22, 2010 at 9:24 pm |

[quote comment=”395406″][quote comment=”395403″]i went to an antique mall yesterday and found some cool stuff. most of it is sports related including a golf club with a swastika on it. i was floored. here’s a link to the flickr page for it.

[quote comment=”395474″][quote comment=”395406″][quote comment=”395403″]i went to an antique mall yesterday and found some cool stuff. most of it is sports related including a golf club with a swastika on it. i was floored. here’s a link to the flickr page for it.

[quote comment=”395468″][quote comment=”395384″]Actually, Jim Ringo is talking to Chuck Bednarik prior to a game, not Lee ROy Caffey in the photo showing the uni numbers on the hat.[/quote]

Whoever they are, boy do I like that old-style beanie the #, and the sweatshirt. Nice.[/quote]

What is the proper name for those team-issued, heavy duty sweatshirts that Jim Ringo is wearing in that pic and that were popular in that era?

A great many coaches wore them (Lou Holtz at ND looks like the last high profile coach to regularly wear one), in mock turtleneck styles, and many teams issued them for team warm-ups, but they are extrememy hard to locate even in secondary markets like EBAY and I do not believe that manufacterers even offer them anymore – I have looked and looked to no avail. I suspect that I am not looking for the proper description (“coaches’ sweatshirt”, “mock turtleneck sweatshirt/warmup”). Isf there’s anybody out their with any answers, they will be greatly appreciated.

There it is, the lost Packer three-stripe helmet, in a cave on a shelf sitting right next to a game-worn AFL Broncos helmet with a BROWN horse on it, which is next to the plain Silver Seahawks 1976 helmet worn for their inaugural regular season game ….Imagine what we can make from that Grey Flannel Auction!

I think both the new and old DBacks unis will be favorites in years to come. I much prefer the creativity in the DBacks logotype than, say, that bland serifed font that Colorado uses. But I suppose even that will become a classic someday. The uglier now, the more awesome in the future. It’s true.

Jason|
June 23, 2010 at 4:00 am |

I hate to say it, but the white Oregon jersey numerals look pretty nice with that green camo scheme.

I shall now walk away with my head down in shame, and give myself 30 lashes with a stirrup…

[quote comment=”395493″]Very cool glasses. Of course, however, first thing I thought of when I saw them was McDonalds current issue with the Shrek glassses![/quote]
Heh. We’ve got a couple of those that need to be returned.

I did mention to Paul that they’re probably best used as decorations and for the occasional beverage rather than everyday drinking vessels.

JimWa|
June 23, 2010 at 11:43 am |

[quote comment=”395494″][quote comment=”395493″]Very cool glasses. Of course, however, first thing I thought of when I saw them was McDonalds current issue with the Shrek glassses![/quote]
Heh. We’ve got a couple of those that need to be returned.

I did mention to Paul that they’re probably best used as decorations and for the occasional beverage rather than everyday drinking vessels.[/quote]

Uh huh … next, send a pallet of crack to the Betty Ford clinic, and tell the “guests” it’s just there to look at. :^)

Thom|
June 23, 2010 at 1:29 pm |

What, do the Cavs change their uni EVERY YEAR, or does it just seem that way?

Bill Scheft|
June 23, 2010 at 3:13 pm |

Can’t remember the player, but the guy in the hat in that photo is legendary Dartmouth football coach Bob Blackman, circa 1968. The 9-0 1970 Dartmouth team was the last time an Ivy League team finished the season ranked in the AP Top 20. Dartmouth brought back those helmets a few seasons ago.

LI Phil|
June 23, 2010 at 7:28 pm |

i believe that’s chuck bednarik chatting with jim ringo, and not leroy caffrey